A TTing we will go...

tomorrow :)

Maui

Its been quite the rush... as nice as the weather has been at home.. no riding in Manitoba will EVER compare to anything here... you can't go long without the road pointing up (and sometimes 10023 feet UP with no break) and if you're not fighting a hill, you're fighting the trade winds... once again, making Manitoba winds look some what like a gentle breeze at best...

Done over a "few" thousand clicks so far and about 60,000 feet of climbing.. hey when you avg 3000-5000 ft climbing a ride, and one ride with 10,500 feet alone it adds up quick... Im honestly guessing its closer to 70K but whos counting.. and whats it matter anyways, theres no hills at home anyways...

So the racing plan this year... well.. Ass Park Crits suck Ass and Im sticking to that theory...

Gravel Road Race.. appears to be the one all year best set for me.. nice and long and hills.. and as much as other bloggers like to talk about 18% hills... Ive never seen this hill... but 18%?? Have you ever ridden an 18% hill??? OK maybe I am wrong, just don't see an 18% grade in Manitoba... there's an 18% grade here thats 400M long that will break you in half.. Lance Armstrong has gone over this thing looked back and said damn that was hard.. so the locals say...

Fog TT - DUH... No brainer me and TTs are friends..

Woodcock SR - Well unfortuneatley Stage 3 is an ASS Crit... and it is my Grandmothers birthday... ASS Park will not be happening.... so Ill just be helping the boys out on Sunday...

Darlingford - What.. a HILL????

Then I guess its a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooong break til anything worth while... maybe a few races in Minnesota.. maybe Nationals... Prov RR and TT for sure... and that would just about do it for me...

Cross was too Mountain Bikey for me last year... there were a few well thought out and designed courses.. others.. meh.. whatever.. Have to wait and see what happens... I won't miss it, and neither will my back!!

2011 Campagnolo

Don't know if *ANY* of this is valid or BS...

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!ALogF9qfHx_380JRpAuc6nqA/article?mid=18810&pk=campagnolo

I can't read a thing it says.. note the new "Power Torque" crank design... no more join in the middle.. (Ultra Torque)
Also note levers are shaped differently.. almost looks like the old 10spd tops with the longer 11spd brake/shift component.
Also note their own Cyclocross crank as well...

Maui

So ridden XXXXkm in X days..

And my XXXX XXXXXX and XXXXX are being shipped over from mainland shortly...

Here's hoping Winnipeg weather goes to absolute shit for the next 2 weeks!!

An update

Was one realllly due?? Not really... but Hey.. Im in Maui eating dinner at the table and Im bored just eating... and riding.. we'll just leave it at that...

Cosmic Carbone Campy Powertap Wheels 4 Sale

Since Im not racing this year , as of April 4 my Powertap Mavic Cosmic Carbone Clincher ANT+ wheelset is for sale. They are Campagnolo Compatible, and come with the Powertap Cervo computer. Why April 4.. because they are coming to Maui with me as I piddle around in tourist mode, or they can sit and look pretty while I go golfing...

$1500 for the front/rear with the Cervo computer (No tires, No tubes, No casette)

The Real Sweetest Jersey is no longer after this year...

Thats right, Caisse D'Epargne is pulling out of sponsorship at the end of 2010.. The bank will be concentrating its efforts on the French Olympic Team. The Caisse team will be at the Tour de France (in my hopes of pummeling the likes of Contador, Armstrong, and the Schlecks...)

Details here http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/caisse-depargne-to-end-cycling-sponsorship

Nice to see Team Sky doing well also... the Pinarello Dogma 60.1 looks sweet in black and blue... minus the Japanese stuff of course....

Deda bars For Sale

Deda Newton Anatomic bars, 44 outer-outer (42 c-c)
Black in color with Red Labels. Like New!!
$60 takes em

Brand New Super Record 11s Braze on FD for Sale

I have a BRAND NEW in the box, never opened Campagnolo Braze on Super Record 11s derailleur and a 35mm Campagnolo Black Clamp adapter still in the plastic wrap for sale... don't need it... was from a previous messed up order I had placed...
$170 for Both... retail with tax would be close to $300

For Sale

Yes for real....

2008 57.5 Pinarello Prince Carbon - Campagnolo Super Record 11s , Bora Ultra Tubulars $6500
2008 57.5 Pinarello FP8 - Record 10s, Zipp 808 Front, Ghibli Disc $7000
2007 57.5 Pinarello Paris - Record 10 UCI Group, Powertap wheels $6000
2009 56 Ridley XFire, Gigantex Carbon Tubulars, Campagnolo 10s $3500

Serious inquiries only.

Superpresitige LIVE here

http://www.vt4.be/superprestige-cyclocross-gavere

110KM on November 11th??

Yeah.. was kinda weird doing that.. and I could have/would have done more except when I start seeing peoples headlight turning on.... its time to leave.. that and even though it was +11 out, when the sun gets low in BHP it gets cold... brrrrr

Everytime I come home I say OK thats it, strip the bike and give it the tuneup... but I keep managing to squeeze in ONE more ride!! The mighty Paris will be ripped down shortly for Super Record 11, and some new bars... the funny part is the chain has over 8000km on it this year and hasn't shown any sign of stretch.. gotta love Italian!!

Will I squeeze in another ride... who knows... Im more than happy to rde the computrainer... but who can turn down +11 in November!

Post race unsubmitted Haiku

Steak Steak Steak Steak Steak
I had to run home real quick
I had to eat steak

And Im not joking... :)

What will next year bring...

I think we now discovered what a whorl is

It wasn't hard, but it sure made me dizzy... It was actually nice to come out of and ride to a barrier (and I HATE barriers)

A few lessons learned today:
1) Adjust your front derailleur properly before racing... I overlooked a few details... oh well
2) Probably better to run that sand today...
3) When you crash jump up , get on and ride away.. after I crashed after the ditch I layed there for a second thinking WTF , and then the brain kicked in and said get back on your bike dumb ass!!

Superprestige LIVE here:

http://www.vt4.be/superprestige/

The next 20 weeks...

Winter training officially starts tomorrow on my beloved computrainer and ergvideo.. this will bring me upto March 12, 2010 where at 4:00PM I plan to be riding in Maui for 3 weeks... boohoo...

Monday - 4X9s tempo pace @ 240 watts avg 3 minutes rest between each
Tuesday - 1:15 @ Temp0 201 watts avg
Wednesday - 1:15 Aerobic 164 watts avg
Thursday - 1:15 Tempo 211 watts avg
Friday - 1:30 Aerobic with some hard sections 204 watts avg
Saturday - Maybe 2 Hours of the Kona Hawaii Triathlon Live Course Video
or 4 X 5 minute Endurance Intervals @ 300 watts, maybe a climb up Mt Ventoux, maybe the Italian Festival Grand Prix Criterium, maybe a jaunt up Plateau de Beille, or the Port de Pailheres, maybe a few hours riding hills in Mallorca... decisions decisions....
Sunday - Sweet F*** ALL!!

Each day also will include some core work, and as much as I hate to say it... stretching...

Ergvideos in use this week:
Monday - Long Threshold Intervals
Tuesday - Tempo Club Ride
Wednesday - Base 3 Cool Rides
Thursday - Four Man TTT
Friday - Adirondack Club Club Ride
Saturday - ??
Sunday - Doing SFA

Heres a video of my view climbing, while the computrainer is setting the riders power level at my threshold level....

The weigh in

Well the XFire topped the scales at 16.8 lbs.. not bad for a 56c-c (60 to top) cross bike.. the funny thing is.. its .2 lbs LIGHTER than my Pinarello Paris (granted thats with Cosmic Carbone Power Tap Wheels) The better thing is my Prince topped in at under 15.6 lbs.. extremely light for a 57.5 road frame...

The plan today... duh.. road of course :)

End of season

The weekend plan calls for....

Beating on the Pinarello in Birds Hill Park seeing how its supposed to be +13 out. A week of HARD Computrainer, Crosstastic on the 26th, and then indoor Winter Computrainer starts til March 12 where Ill be hitting the Roads in Maui by about 4PM for 3 weeks...Im finally down to less than 5 months to go!!

To ride or not...

Well seeing how I just scored some Metallica tickets for tonites sold out show... the bike just got chucked to the corner...

Between flying a Metro around, and tonites concert.. I should be deaf by the weekend...